An investment of $85,000 is made for a 3D-printing machine. It is expected to generate an annual revenue of $48,000 with annual expenses of $17,000. The project life is 8 years and the equipment has a class life of 5 years and MACRS-GDS depreciation is used. The 3D-printing machine will have a salvage value estimated at $5,000 when the project is complete (treat it as a revenue in the 9th year). The equipment has a class life of 5 years, MACRS-GDS depreciation will be used, and the income taxes are 35%. The required return (discount rate) is 10%. A loan for $30,000 is needed for 3 years and the interest rate is 15%. First construct a table similar to table 12.1 or 12.2 and then (use excel so that you can reuse the format for your project part 2):

a. Determine the Payback Period in years.
b. Determine the Discounted Payback Period in years.
d. Determine the Future Worth of the net profits.
e. Determine the Average Annual Worth of the net profits.

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.

Asmartphone manufacturing company uses social media to achieve different business objectives. match each social media activity of the company to the objective it the company achieve.

Zachary company produces commercial gardening equipment. since production is highly automated, the company allocates its overhead costs to product lines using activity-based costing. the costs and cost drivers associated with the four overhead activity cost pools follow: activities unit level batch level product level facility level cost $ 64,800 $ 27,730 $ 15,000 $ 154,000 cost driver 2,400 labor hrs. 47 setups percentage of use 11,000 units production of 780 sets of cutting shears, one of the company’s 20 products, took 240 labor hours and 7 setups and consumed 15 percent of the product-sustaining activities. required: (a) had the company used labor hours as a company wide allocation base, how much overhead would it have allocated to the cutting shears? (b) how much overhead is allocated to the cutting shears using activity-based costing? (c) compute the overhead cost per unit for cutting shears first using activity-based costing and then using direct labor hours for allocation if 780 units are produced. if direct product costs are $150 and the product is priced at 30 percent above cost for what price would the product sell under each allocation system? (d) assuming that activity-based costing provides a more accurate estimate of cost, indicate whether the cutting shears would be over- or underpriced if direct labor hours are used as an allocation base. explain how over-or undercosting can affect vaulker's profitability. (e) comment on the validity of using the allocated facility-level cost in the pricing decision. should other costs be considered in a cost- plus pricing decision? if so, which ones? what costs would you include if you were trying to decide whether to accept a special order?